Return date set for Blackpool FC squad as club awaits League One details
There’s some key events coming up this week for Blackpool and others in League One.
The Blackpool squad will report back to Squires Gate this week for the start of their pre-season preparations.
Ian Evatt’s side will undergo the usual summer tests from Thursday, as they start to build-up to the 2026/27 League One campaign.
The Seasiders will be looking to use their momentum from the end of March to the beginning of May to spearhead an improvement on last term’s 13th place finish, with the majority of the past nine months spent fighting relegation in the third tier.
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Currently, three friendlies are in the diary for the club, starting with a short trip to Mill Farm to take on National League North champions AFC Fylde on July 11.
That is followed by further away games against Tranmere Rovers (July 18) and Barrow (July 25) at Prenton Park and Holker Street respectively, with the weekend before the first round of the Carabao Cup on August 8 still free.
Blackpool, alongside others across the EFL, will get more information on the new campaign on their first day of pre-season training.
Fixtures for the Championship, League One and League Two will all be confirmed at 12pm on Thursday - with all three divisions getting underway across the third weekend of August.
Meanwhile, draws for the first round of the Carabao Cup and the group stages of the Vertu Trophy are set to take place live on Sky Sports News later in the day.